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“Life in English” Student Blogs

What is it like to study English at Carleton? Get the complete story, month-by-month, from our student blogger and read the archived blogs of English BA graduates.

Welcome to Sam’s Blog

Sam Bean BA Honours English (2022); MA English Sam Bean is a first-year Master’s Student in English Literature with a Climate Change Specialization. He is…

Welcome to Noah’s Blog

Noah Bendzsa BA Honours English (2022); PhD Literary and Cultural Studies, ongoing Noah Bendzsa Noah Bendzsa is a fourth-year Honours English student. They studied mathematics…

Welcome to Jaclyn’s Blog

Jaclyn Legge BA Honours English (2021); MA English, ongoing Jaclyn Legge is a 3rd or 4th-year student returning to full-time student life after completing Co-op. She…

Welcome to Manahil’s Blog

BA Honours English (2020); MA English (2022) Manahil Bandukwala Manahil Bandukwala is a fourth-year English major in the Co-op Program. She enjoys writing and painting.…

Welcome to Emily’s Blog

BA Honours English, with a concentration in Creative Writing and a minor in Women’s and Gender Studies (2021) Emily Coppella is an English major (who…

Welcome to Amanda’s Blog

BA Honours English with a minor in Greek & Roman Studies (2018); MA English (2019) Amanda Seed is a fourth-year English Language and Literature major…

Welcome to Paige’s Blog

BHUMS Combined Honours Humanities and English (2017) Paige Pinto is a fifth-year Humanities and English major and is currently a co-president of the English Literature…

Welcome to Erin’s Blog

Erin Shields completed her undergraduate honours degree in English. As of Fall 2017, Erin is attending UCLA law school on full scholarship. Erin is especially…

Meet our Undergraduate Co-op Bloggers

Welcome to Alexandra’s Co-op Experience Blog

BA Combined Honours English and History (2019)  Alex was born and raised in Ottawa and started out as a keen Journalism student at Carleton. After…

Welcome to Alicia’s Co-op Experience Blog

BA Honours English (2017) Alicia is a fourth-year English major who ended up in the Carleton co-op program when she accidentally picked up the wrong…

Are you a current or prospective English student interested in the Co-op Program option? Interested in finding out what it’s like to do a placement? Read on.